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UsingtheComputer:Dell™Inspiron™2000SystemReference

Display

Adjusting the Display Brightness

To adjust the brightness of the display, you can use the key combinations shown in Table 1.

Table 1. Brightness Key Combinations and Their Functions

Expanded Video Mode

When working in MS-DOS®text mode, you can select the font used to display text. Press <Fn><F7> to toggle between regular video mode (serif

font) and expanded video mode (a serif font with extra leading). In expanded video mode, items in resolutions other than 800 x 600 expand to fill

the screen, which is useful if you are working in 800 x 600 resolution on a 12.1-inch super video graphics array (SVGA) display.

Video Drivers and Video Resolution

The Dell-installed video drivers work with the operating system to let you customize the video resolution, number of screen colors, and refresh rate

of your display.

Table2.CombinationsofResolutionsandColorsSupported

* At this resolution, only an external monitor will display the entire desktop area at one time. For the computer's display, using this resolution

Display

PC Cards

Storage Devices

Touch Pad

Embedded Numeric Keypad

Reset Switch

Keyboard

NOTE: When you run the computer on battery power, set your computer's brightness control to the lowest setting that affords

comfortable viewing. You can extend your battery life by using the minimum brightness setting.

Key Combinations

Function

<Fn> + down arrow

Decreases brightness

<Fn> + up arrow

Increases brightness

NOTE: To use key combinations on an external keyboard, enable the External Hot-Key option in the system setup program and use

<Scroll Lock> instead of <Fn>.

NOTE: You may have difficulty using the display fonts feature with MS-DOS programs that use downloaded fonts. For optimum video

performance in these cases, do not use expanded video mode.

NOTE: The Dell-installed video drivers are designed to offer the best performance on your computer. Dell recommends that you use

only these drivers with your factory-installed operating system.

Resolution

Color Options

Display Refresh

Rate

External Monitor Refresh Rate

640 x 480

256 colors

High Color (16-bit) (65,536 colors)

True Color (24-bit)

(1,677,721 colors)

60 Hz

60, 75, or 85 Hz

800 x 600

256 colors

High Color (16-bit)

(65,536 colors)

True Color (24-bit)

(1,677,721 colors)

60 Hz

60, 75, or 85 Hz

1024 x 768*

256 colors

High Color (16-bit)

(65,536 colors)

True Color (24-bit)

(1,677,721 colors)

60 Hz

60, 75, or 85 Hz

1280 x 1024*

256 colors

N/A

60 Hz

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